JW.ORG mags

Just a quick post here - a cool eperience to relate!

The kids started at the brand new school with state of the art computers and WIFI, just down the road from our place last week and it got me thinking. New school new principle and all new teachers so I decided to make an appointment to see the principle. When I met with him I explained that we are Jehovahs Witnesses and that there were a number of children within the community who attend the school who are also Jehovahs' Witnesses (from our cong!)

I asked if he knew much about us. He related he knew very little so I proceeded to present the January 2014 AWAKE! edition - JW.ORG - A Unique Web Site. I said quite often people have misconceptions of who we are and what we beleive they just know we dont celebrate XMAS birthdays and Easter  ect but they don't know why. I mentioned that this website would enable the teachers to research why we dont participate in certain celebrations but in addition understand what we actually teach in our own families.
I then took my IPAD out and said I would quickly demonstrate who easy it was to navigate and showed him a sample of the articles. He then interupted and said, can I just click on this one? -he clicked on "How to deal with Tantrums" and proceeded to read the article, I then highlighted some of the suggestions in the article like "Stay Calm"... and explained that each is backed up with a bible scripture as we base all our beliefs on the bible.
He said this information was good and was something a professional in the field would suggest. He then says " Is it at all possible I can keep this copy, in fact I would like to give one out to every teacher and suggest they use the site as a resource". If possible I would like 16 copies and I will present it to them on Tuesday at the staff meeting".....

So that was yesterday and after a few phone calls and scavanging frantically at the group this morning I collected 16 copies and delivered them with this letter this afternoon.

Dear Mr xxxxxxx,

Thank you for your time yesterday and for allowing me to demonstrate the JW.ORG website.

Just a quick reminder under the section About Us you will notice a section on the left hand side “Frequently Asked Questions” - this is where you will find many answers to questions such as “Why Don’t You Celebrate Christmas” and other common questions.

Some of the topics featured in the teenager section of the website have been extremely popular featuring articles such as “What if I am being Bullied” and a whiteboard animation entitled “Beat a Bully without using your fists” which offer practical and tried methods.

With over 890,000 unique visitors everyday around the world I encourage you and your staff to explore it regularly as it is updated constantly with new and interesting topics based on the bible and offered for free.

If you should have any other questions or require additional copies, please let me know.

Best Regards

How cool was that!